Affirmative Action
The Webster's New World Dictionary defines affirmative action as "a policy or program for correcting the effects of discrimination in the employment or education of members of certain groups." President Lyndon Johnson issued executive Order 11246. This required federal contractors to take "affirmative action" to increase the number of minorities that they employed. President Johnson's order he put in place has since been twisted and turned around to what it is today. Such twists and turns include the hiring of unqualified workers, the causing of problems for groups it originally set out to help, and the reverse discrimination that results in unfair standards into higher education and the work force. Affirmative action creates an equal opportunity for people in the work force and for students seeking higher education. However, while affirmative action creates equal opportunity to for some individuals, it discriminates against others, primarily white males. Take for example some police forces. If a member of a minority group is hired over a more qualified person and they are forced to be in a situation they cannot
Gurin, George. "What Does Affirmative Action." Industrial and Labor Relations Review (Jan.2000). Suny Brockport. Regents of California v. Bakke (1978), www.brockport.edu the slaves that they owned. One of the only jobs that women did was to work in factories and low income jobs. Today women hold the top positions in some jobs. Companies are Holzer, Harry. "Assessing Affirmative Action." Journal of Economic Literature (1996). Another part of affirmative action that is commonly brought up is women in the government. In earlier times people wouldn't even consider having a woman in positions where they would be making decisions for men. In this day they were almost treated like
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